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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Green Bay, WI

August 11, 2021Brown County, Door County, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 2:51 PM CDT for Brown County, Door County, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 39 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 11, 2021, 2:51 PM CDT (19:51 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brown County, WI, Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 11, 2:55 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nne Brussels, WITREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF GARDNER.
Aug 11, 2:57 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sw Brussels, WITREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF UNION.
Aug 11, 3:03 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Nne Sturgeon Bay, WISHINGLES BLEW OFF HOUSE AND HIT A CAR DRIVING BY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 11, 12:17 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 59 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1499 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1499 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
678 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.1

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The text

As transmitted.

250 
WUUS53 KGRB 111951
SVRGRB
WIC009-029-061-112030-
/O.NEW.KGRB.SV.W.0080.210811T1951Z-210811T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
251 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Brown County in northeastern Wisconsin...
  Northern Kewaunee County in northeastern Wisconsin...
  Southern Door County in northeastern Wisconsin...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 251 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 10 miles west of Sturgeon Bay to near Bay Shore Park
  to 6 miles northeast of Green Bay, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sturgeon Bay, Algoma and Luxemburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern
Wisconsin.

&&

LAT...LON 4486 8715 4477 8726 4459 8738 4454 8749
      4456 8812 4465 8778 4489 8756 4490 8713
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 261DEG 24KT 4481 8758 4466 8769 4460 8794 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RDM
1 follow-up statement
919 
WWUS53 KGRB 112020 RRA
SVSGRB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
320 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

WIC009-112030-
/O.CAN.KGRB.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210811T2030Z/
Brown WI-
320 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern
Wisconsin.

LAT...LON 4486 8715 4477 8726 4460 8738 4454 8750
      4455 8776 4467 8751 4489 8734 4490 8713
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 260DEG 24KT 4487 8732 4469 8746 4456 8773 

$$

WIC029-061-112030-
/O.CON.KGRB.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210811T2030Z/
Kewaunee WI-Door WI-
320 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN KEWAUNEE AND SOUTH CENTRAL DOOR COUNTIES...

At 320 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sturgeon Bay to near Algoma to Luxemburg, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Sturgeon Bay, Algoma, Luxemburg, Casco, Forestville, Clay Banks,
Lincoln, Gregorville, Rankin and Euren.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern
Wisconsin.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4486 8715 4477 8726 4460 8738 4454 8750
      4455 8776 4467 8751 4489 8734 4490 8713
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 260DEG 24KT 4487 8732 4469 8746 4456 8773 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RDM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB60 min
Aug 10, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB54 min
Aug 10, 7:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGRBBrown3 hr
Aug 10, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBCalumet, Manitowoc55 min
Aug 10, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBDoor, Marinette60 min
Aug 10, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB86 min
Aug 10, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBCalumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc38 min
Aug 10, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBMarinette25 min
Aug 10, 10:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRBBrown70 min
Aug 11, 3:11 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB19 hr
Aug 11, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOneida65 min
Aug 11, 11:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBLincoln, Marathon, Portage, Wood51 min
Aug 11, 12:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBLincoln, Marathon42 min
Aug 11, 12:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBMarathon45 min
Aug 11, 12:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon, Portage, Wood52 min
Aug 11, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBFlorence, Forest33 min
Aug 11, 12:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBFlorence, Forest, Marinette37 min
Aug 11, 12:57 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBLanglade, Lincoln, Marathon33 min
Aug 11, 1:04 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBMarathon41 min
Aug 11, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBShawano46 min
Aug 11, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBLanglade, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Shawano40 min
Aug 11, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBMarathon, Menominee, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca51 min
Aug 11, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOconto, Shawano, Waupaca44 min
Aug 11, 1:40 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBMarathon20 min
Aug 11, 1:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRBMarathon, Menominee, Shawano3 hr
Aug 11, 1:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBPortage, Wood51 min
Aug 11, 2:07 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBBrown, Oconto, Shawano23 min
Aug 11, 2:09 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGRBMarathon51 min
Aug 11, 2:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGRBMarathon5 hr
Aug 11, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB65 min
Aug 11, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Oconto35 min
Aug 11, 2:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRBMarinette, Oconto2 hr
Aug 11, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB59 min
Aug 11, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBWaushara43 min
Aug 11, 2:47 PM CDTTornado WarningGRBMarathon43 min
Aug 11, 2:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRBDoor2 hr
Aug 11, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBWaupaca47 min
Aug 11, 3:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGRBMarathon4 hr
Aug 11, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBOutagamie, Shawano, Waupaca38 min
Aug 11, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB64 min
Aug 11, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGRBWaushara18 min
Aug 11, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRBBrown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano60 min
Aug 11, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB57 min
Aug 11, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGRBOutagamie, Winnebago39 min
Aug 11, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB55 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.